The ultimate Celtic Masters team as Henrik Larsson leads fearsome fantasy frontline

The return of the famous Masters tournament is almost upon us.

The iconic six-a-side competition was a Sky Sports staple back in the early 2000s and it’s set to return this summer after a decade-long hiatus.

Celtic will be entering a squad this year and the players involved have been confirmed.

Stiliyan Petrov is the star name, and he’ll be joined by fellow former Hoops Rab Douglas, Kelvin Wilson, Mark Wilson, Kris Commons, Joe Ledley, Simon Donnelly and Carlton Cole.

Of course, availability, fitness and logistics all play a part in who can feature.

But Record Sport are taking such matters out of the equation (within reason) in order to come up with the ultimate Celtic Masters team.

The citreia is simple; players must be 35 or over in the year the tournament takes place and must have worn the green and white.

Obviously, six players can start with two rolling subs to keep the older legs as fresh as possible.

Douglas is a fine choice, but the Holy Goalie would certainly add some spice to proceedings.

The big Pole is set to retire this summer, with Legia Warsaw and Celtic to play each other in a friendly to honour him.

At 42, he meets the age criteria and having only just hung up his gloves, would still be more than fit enough to play.

The Swede is a regular on pundit duties for Celtic’s European games and based on how he looks on screen, ‘Big Dolph’ clearly still looks after himself.

Not the most technical, but his sheer size and defensive nous would make him a particularly physical obstacle in the six-a-side arena.

Signed off the back of an impressive short-term stint as a striker with Hibs, Martin O’Neill converted the Frenchman into a swashbuckling right wing back who was a staple of the side that reached the 2003